The Straits Times, 9 March 1908

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.594. SINGAPORE. MONDAY. MARCH 9. 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 153 1 JUST ARRIVED De Dion DRY CELLS. Order at once to avoid disappointment. r niiPiRF oro t Motor Show-Rooms, W» UU?lf\ti OC V/U« HOTEL t>E LKlhOi'E BUILDINGS, SINGAPORE. To Amvß M on day, 9th. The World -Famous 18 h.p. DARRACq ia-h.p.. t|fc<tl, S-S»t«d O*rr»cq Th* t»ti Darncq Chassis. Shewinf the |«rboi
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    • 119 1 ROBINSON CO. Special White Show. Embroidered, Hemstitched, Towels and Towelling; Frilled and Plain Pillow Cases Damask Table Cloths and Napkins Hemstitched and Plain Sheets Madras Muslins and Curtain Nets Linen and Cotton Sheetings Embroidered Muslin and Cambric Robes Bed Quilts and Bed Spreads Ladies' Underclothing, Etc., Etc. ROBINSON Company. 2>e
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    • 250 1 ADELPHI HOTEL. O.N C3-XJEST 1 NIGHTS THE 2ND ROYAL WEST KENT BAND plays during and after dinner. Those usable to attend the dinner arc invited to come afterwards and bear the music on the lawn, which is now laid out with tables and seats in CONTINENTAL FASHION. NEXT GUEST NIGHT
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  • 1196 2 SERIOUS DEFECT OF THE NORMAL EVE. M. Gustave Michaud. of the Costa Kica State College, writing to thp Scientific American, describes a curious illusion, which he says shews a serious though ever-present defect of the normal eye. With a single stroke of your penknife i make a slit
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 331 2 FOR PROTECTION IRON STEEL. IN THF. TROPICS Siderosthen Paint Resists the action of Salts, Acids, Steam, Extreme climatic influences, tropical sea water with its destroying organisms. Specially Suitable for Bridges, Piers and all Structural Ironwork. "Siderosthen' is what its name implies: DEATH TO RUST No oxidation is possible where "Siderosthen"
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    • 162 2 ALBERT L. A. DALEY Undertaker ft Tomb Builder 150 Middle Road. S<ilh Alien t for Meesra. Dottridge Brothers, Ltd., London d 2188 Telephone No. 819. Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. NEAK ENTRANCE TO BORNEO WHARF Telephone 1026. Sea stocks oi all kinds ol Frozen Meats, etc., can be delivered to
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    • 179 2 MARTINS Jf\;lhr~adlcsj f*f LLS I rr«acr> H»f"«>dy y* »i» \< lt4 u i<i«a r o <, Why use painful and lawuniaiaal injections. »lu-n GONOSAN taken internally is no much better for all urinary diseases. It relieve pain immediately and stops the discharge. Effect is rapid and agreeable. Obtainable from all
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    • 311 2 THERMOS Benefits of THERMOS Tlir-l-»4 M /\4f* =os THERMOS BOTTLES THERMOS I thermos PEOPLE IN THE JUNGLE Can vow keep ice for 8 clayTHERMOS W PLANTERS. MOTORISTS. SPORTSMEN c»» KKcoi.n i anoMAiM :it ti m Levy Hermanos. ""7^^ I«CH aOTTH »U»MITHO. On.-PI B t 80tt1..: SIO 1r.,.,1, ,i,>, One-Quart t«ttl«s:
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  • 1029 3 SITUATION ON THE LONDON MARKET. There were decided signs of revival of activity in the rubber market at the beginning of the week (February 7> says a correspondent in the Times of Ceylon, and hopes [were mtertained that America was at last coming to the rescue. Since then,
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    • 909 3 Hackenschmidt's Great Rival. —c^^'&\^_ Stamina wt"^T'3^f^^^s!)w t "^T'3^f^^^5!) an<^ Musclem'it»>BK Ht^ The formidable yooTJJ( wrept'-in!; MM^H^LW champion who has issneti a challenge wmLvf^ U) Hackensilmiidi, is antboritathely Wnfl stated to be the most el:»nf{eroii«T'\ai v. liij niacy of Ilie redoubtable Ru«;-i;ni. ('ons'ani ie hHmWB^- Ai strenv;th, .nicl o:icik;y, and bis
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    • 152 3 Healthy Children Can only be rc.uiii In j,'ivinij suitable Boariahment If unable to feed vmir child, the proper -irxtiiutt i^ .i Ikkh\ that correspond* in ill iwpscb with human milk. The Allenhurys" Milk Kihhls are to prepared .i^ I" KmoN the difference between COW*I milk and hiiTtian milk, and are
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    • 613 3 §ggS§4 BUi Ti.RI LV BRAND <^^fe ITUSSELL'S I PURE I Cream and Milks THE FAVOURITES ALL OVER. THt WORLD. t TEN GOLD MEDALS. Keep your Labels to get a Gold Watch Free I W^^__ ALWAYi W5.5T ON FUiSELL'S. United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., iSv mWk Wwliv*' '$3s^ STEEL iSS diameter
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  • 391 4 America Retains Possession of the Weapon. Robinson t rusoe'sguu. tlieiiUutical aajM that was the mainstay ot that lonely sailor during his lantawtl lite ou (Jrasoe Island, is. says the l'hilalelphia Noit': Am- rioan, in Philadelphia, the jealously-!.' uuded property of Mi- HiiMii B. White. Miss Whit.: has
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  • 137 4 About twelve mouths iis^o. the Siain Oovernmeut. owing to the siiortngos iv the lweuin. colleetious. Uoi.iilcJ to take cvor the ooatral of the opium rt/vetMM. A direct official agency was substitutol for that of the Farmers, iv the liupe tliat the change would tend
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  • 106 4 The Times' Peking correspondent, who is > i-uing Yunnan. say~ that the Kruuch railtn irom Toukiu is pngn ssiuy steadily. Tin railroad is vow hallway to Mengt/.e, ..ml U t X|)€cted to roach the frontier in Octoboi. The coirtsjHjniknt *»k* whet! i>i fiaw of the ui'cat
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  • 73 4 Sulo, ;iu impoilu.it town in Mid -lava, is .juitu overrun witli Kuijpoan loafei-.. who will not work bat are uot a-liaraci to beg. Tho Locomoticf s.u- that tiny uo about iv £;aut;s aajd lajßOtiaa people into giving them mon<y. The public thomaoWaa; n.c chiefly to blame by not iutortninj' the
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  • 878 4 Name, port, probable date of arrival, mi IMMM 01 Ai/nits. STEAMERS. Ajiueir.i i. Can* tarlS) W. Mansfield Airlio. Bydnev, l< '-istoad Ajbx, OB n» Ap 1 W. MaimnVlil Alcinoua L.tn ?>l, Apl 2 \V. Mansfield Alicante, Manila, Var 21 Barlow An.hi*». Uvarpod Mar 9: W. Maus&eld Arcadia, Colombo,
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  • 86 4 Arter dMMMMa] Urn IHMh lor IWMI hdrs, Hrn Liangolleu Licensing JvjajMoe declined to ram 25 |jer cent, of the HoMMI in tiiu urban art- jr ierin^ notices to be served on the holders lo appear at an adjourned session on Hrn 17th to show OMM tfhj Hrn
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 169 4 a Facts of Absorbing Interest lo Those Who Are In The Clutches Of Rheumatism One c.innot be too quickly cured d Rlieum.itism. 1 o get rid of those awful rain> that m.ike life a never-ending series of torture, r.viw n;:!d. now e\cr iting, to-day In tvJ, to-morrow hobbling und en
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    • 714 4 STEAMER SAILINGS, P. &0. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading iaaned for China 3o!wt, Persian Gulf, Continental, and Amtirioao Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or a^oT. MAIL LINE. Outward (for Chin*). 19*:8 Malta March
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    • 1214 4 STEAMER SAILINGS, HANDEL AND SCHEEPVAART MY. "BANDJER." BANDJERMASIN. The Steamers of this company maintain a regular 6ervioc between: Singapore, Scnrabaya. Bandjermaain, Pnlo Laut, Balik Papan Koetei, with transhipment at Bandiennaain for Sampit, Mandawai, Koemai, Kotta Waringin, Djelai. The steamers have good aooomodation for first and aeoond olaas passengers. Toaa Oar.
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    • 747 4 STEAMER SAILIN6S. N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. imperial Herman Mall Line. Phe fast and well known mail steamers of thia Company sail fortnightly from Bremru Earnhnrg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sonthamp ten, Gibraltar, Qenoa, Naples, (connector Marseilles, Maples, Alexandria, and vioe versa) Par Said, Snez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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    • 92 4 HOW DIPHTHERIA 13 CONTRACTED. Oi:e often h-.a: the expression, '-.My child caught a MTCM sold which dcvelopod into diphtheria," wt.oo the truth was that the cold had simply UA the little one particularly susceptible to tin wandering diphtheria genii. When LLa^cberlaiu's < ough Remedy is given it j'-t .inly cures
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  • 1147 5 I ibKKllil» halting tha following »lilmhvi .atuns v* •im«l *lr. -Klaulner ih. -allip: iMruue -m-li. ■hMMTj Yi-t. V.vht; Cru. -4'niiiwr fllit.-fluD-boat; Tor.— Titrpwlu II. p.— Horw-powar Brit.— Hntinh; U. ft.— Ullit«l HU*« j Krb. -Vraiiflh <lar.— <ierniMi; Out.- DnU-h Ilal. It ilinn Kp»n.— sp-milh; Hw.- M&raw&k <i
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  • 81 5 Wharves at which Ves.-eU are Berthed To-day T»«JO«« Hill. Run Wbabt Bamh—Oiang Seng. Bin Wbab» fUcnoN I—Kaifuku Mara. Bun. 1 (Sisibk Wham):—Sotrudnik. Baonoa No. B—Taroba,8 —Taroba, Penia. 6—lslander.6 —Islander. 4—Nil 6— Bui Sang. 6-Kilbriie. 7—Henley, Hods Wan I. H 8 E SimoQa, Tourane.
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  • 87 5 Foa Pb* Btkami* Tim To-Moaaow Sarawak Sucking 8 a.m. Batavia La Seynt 9 a.m. P. Swettenham, Penang Omapere I p.m. Penang QUnfalloch 2 p.m. Bali, M'sar, Menado. etc.. Tea Poo 8 p.m. Swatow via port* fltmg Wan I 8 p.m. Malacca Aing Liong 3 p.m. Bangkok Singapore 3
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  • 110 5 From Kemori—By the P. AO. s.s. Malta, doe March 13. From Csnu—By the P. 40. s.s. Delta, dne Marob 12. Jan HI P. A O. F.h ft N. D. L. Feh A B. I Feb 10 M. M. Feb 18 P. A O. Fab 17 N. D.
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  • 347 5 Passengers Outward. Per P. and 0. st« atiu-r Himalaya, connecting at Colombo with steamer Malta, due Mar 11:— W.3 W. C. S. Mosanquet, Mr. J. Champney, Mr. A. N. Bagnall, Mr. K. Qilliat. Mr. A. Eklund, Mr. H. B. Galway, Mr. A. H. Bagnall, Mr. J. Tschetinian,
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  • 111 5 By the Kinla. Captain J. M. Daly. Mar. 9. From Telok Anson yia ports s Mrs. F. W. Barker, Mr. A. Beuzie, Mr. Newkamp, Mr. F. W. Howel, Mr. Ooodkock, Mr. Sanderson, Mr. and Mrs. O. Kester, Mr. 0. Domon, Mr. S. Baker, Mr. H. B. Baker, Mr. P.
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 102 5 On Friday, the S.H.C. will play football against tin- 2nd XI., R.G.A. An athlotir sports eymkbaoa will be held in June or July of thin year on the S.C.C i ground. Details will be announced later. Ou the Singapore Kecreatiou Club ground, to-morrow, there will be a
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    • 67 5 selangor Ladies' Club. The Gerrard Challenge Cup for the best nine scorns at 100 and 150 yards in tho six months ending February 29, in connection with tho Solangor Ladies' Rifle I'lnb. resulted as under 100 ISO Mrs. Tulbot 284+261=545 Mrs. Wall 254 218 467 Mrs. Burnside 247
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    • 246 5 5.Q.C. Championship. Mr. F. Ferguson and Dr. P. Fowlie on Saturday played the first 18 holes in the final for the Championship of the Singapore Golf Club. At the end of the afternoon's play, Dr. Fowlie >vas one up. The remaining 18 holes will be played on Saturday next
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    • 237 5 Warders v. European Police. A team representing the European Police tried conclusions with tin- Warders in a soccer match at Sepoy Lino*, on Saturday. The gamn was contested keeuly. Kor sonic time from the start, neither team was to score, despite the chances that lay iv their way.
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    • 215 5 Recreation Club v. D Co West Kents. On the Esplanade on Saturday, the S.R.C. played the D Company of the Royal West Kents and won by 8 rung. For the soldiers, Pinder took four wickets for 80, Hewett three for 25 and Brown three for 4. O. Oehlers, for
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 34 5 LAX MINK, the Ideal Purgative, rex>ir m«uded by the best medical authorities. Easy Iv take and certain in results. To be had of all cheniute. Wholesale tt a Tbs Pbttmaty, Patwry Road, Singapore IMi
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    • 674 5 STEAMER SAILINGS, N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.LTD. A regnlar FOKTNIGHTLY service is main tamed between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japannee Government, specially designed for the Company's Bnropean Service, lighted throughont by Electricity, provided with excellent acoommodation for First and
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    • 449 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. APCAR LINE OK STEAMERS Tbi undermentioned mail steamer* of the above Line maintain a regular servioe between Oaloatta and Japan, oalling at Peoang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai en PMM FLEET. Tons Commander M, "Ji»ur" 6,300 J. O. OLimrr "GiMooßt Apcar- 4,600 B. H. Bkukhi h.B. AlUiTnoN Aroiß" 4.M0
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    • 439 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL BTEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. a The Companies' steamers »re despatched bom Liverpool outwards for the Straits, Chios j and Japan every week, and (rum Japan homei wards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp «vor\ fortnight and for Oenoa, Maneillea and I
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    • 393 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship line. 1 UK NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE VIA CHINA JAPAN. CANADA and tbe UNITED BTATES Route from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Viotoria and Vancouver, K.M.S. "Knunorlniu" Twin-screw atei R.M.8. K Mpsibv cr
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 106 5 DAY BY DAY. Monday, March 9. High Water. 8-17 p.m. 8. C. 0. tennis tournament. Hippodrome. 7-80 pm. Ainambra Cinematograph Show. 7-30. Japanese Cinematograph. 7-S0 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. High Water. 869 am. 4-38 p.m. Hockey. 8.R.0. v. At. Co. R.W.K. Wednesday, March 11. High Water. 349 a.m. 6-7 p.m.
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  • 789 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, MARCH 9. It is easy to understand the storm of hostile criticism that has arisen in England over the Kaiser's letter to Lord Tweedmouth, but the details that reach us. necessarily meagre, would appear to indicate that what we were inclined at first
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  • 287 6 Another instance of the narrow-minded-uess of religious sectaries is furnished by the Protestant Alliance. This body is much perturbed because the King and Queen Alcxaudra attended a Ueijuiem Mass for the late King of Portugal at the Roman Catholic Church, Spanish Place, and has passed the following resolution of protest
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  • 32 6 Actions are being taken by the Chinese Board of War for the improvement of inland and coast defences. Instructions to Viceroys and Governors throughout the Empiro to that effect have been sent.
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  • 39 6 According to Church Note*, tht expouditurt uf St John's Cathedral, Hongkong, it greatly in excaeii of the income. The except fast year was J1.400, and the year before 11,300. The total expenditure last year wa« a little over $U,OOO.
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  • 39 6 The Compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, writes to a Hongkong contemporary to correct the Police Court report roprsduced is oar columns that th.< pamb'.ur.-. orre«rted and fined were shroffs. The guilty ones were bays of the Bank.
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  • 14 6 The regular Monthly Shoot of the S.V.A was not held on Saturday and Sunday.
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  • 15 6 Tho output of the Bruseh Hydraulic Tin Mining Company for February was pic jls 010.
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  • 14 6 From Deli, a cargo of tobacco arrived, this morning, by the British steamer Calypso.
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  • 16 6 Iv the Kugby Football match, ou February •2!t, Ireland beat Scotland by sixteen points to eleven.
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  • 22 6 The death is announced of the Mangnem of Linlithgow, at the age of 4M years. His hoir comes of ago next September."
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  • 23 6 A passenger ou the Freuch steamer La Seyne. which arrived from Datavia. yesterday, died on the previous day. anil was buried at sea.
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  • 26 6 Mr. A. G. Law. the Acting Chief Justice, heard summonses in Chambers, this morn iug. This afternoon, he has motions and petitions of no general interest.
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  • 26 6 The Advisory Council of the Territorial Army has been formed, with Mr. HaHatlfl as Chairman and General Mackinuou as Vice Chairman. The Couucil includes General French.
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  • 31 6 The members of the S.V.A. Maxim Company, the S.V.I, and Cadets spout an enjoy able time under canvas on Saturday and Sunday. On both days, they took part in sham tight
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  • 34 6 Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith heard judg111U11 summonses, this moruiug, iv the Council Chamber. 'I hi., afternoon, lie is heariug the conclusion of the last Assi/.e< aoe, iv which Puteh l.in Mydiu is the accused
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  • 42 6 Labour trouble' in Calcutta are again acute, says a wire of February 2h. The telegraph {Kons arc ou ,trike, ami the postal clerks aud tramway employees threaten to yo out. Tho putilic :irc taking ileliv'oiy of then owu telegrams through the post.
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  • 42 6 It is staled thai the Viceroy lias received a cablegram that a Gorman military attache to the German legation at Peking is proceediug to Canton lor the purpose of reviewing the Chiuese newly-organised army, as well as iuspcctiug the Canton Military College.
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  • 41 6 If the Chinese iv Siugapore had not provided fuuds for his defeuce. aud if all Urn resources of the Hongkong Government had not boon met with greater determination, says a Hongkong contemporary. Iv Kaishiug would probably have been with his ancestors.
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  • 45 6 The trial of Harold Myers for shooting Mr. Duncan Maclcod eudtid at Calcutta, ou February 28, iv a verdict of not ijuilty of murder, but guilty of doing a rash and uegligent act. A sentence of two years' rigorous imprisonment was iullictcd. Mr. Norton f'.ofonded.
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  • 45 6 The Waiwupu has again communicated with the British Minister in regard to the rebel leader, Dr. Sun Vat Sen, says a Btm§ kong exchange. The Chinese Government still asks the British .Minister if communication might be sent to the Governor ol Singapore to deport Sun.
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  • 70 6 The water supply at Tapali is said to be the best aud purest iv the State, says the Malay Mail, aud since its introduction, the health of the town lias much improved, iv spite of the fact that the service reservoir is sometimes mistaken by sundry Chinese as v swimming
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  • 81 6 It is evident at ItangkoK that, although smugglers arc liard pressed by the TJgilanoa of tho authorities, they are Iteeoiuing very ingenious in their hiding places, ami it is most difficult now to discover where the contraband has lieeu disposed. The other day, a Cliiuaiuau's boat was examined by the
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  • 73 6 When the D. L. steamer Kleisl paawd through Penaug ou her outward voyage on January 21. she lo ,t one of her anchors and fifteen fathoms of cable in the harbour. The steamer Malaya picked them up. and they were kept on Swcttouhain Pier. I>u Wednesday last, just before the
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  • 65 6 Mr. Ernest Nightingale. Inspector of Mines. L'lu Selaugor, Federated Malay States, was marrie.l in St. Cieorge's Church, Penang, on Wednesday morning, to Mi-> Annie Campbell, daughter of Mr. David Campbell of Aberdeen, Scotland. The Rev. Frank \V. Haines officiated, aud the bride, who arrived from Home by the steamer Princess
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  • 95 6 The picking up of a packet of rat poison biscuits in Mr. Q. V. Lammcrt's hale room in Duddell Stroet, Hongkong, the other day, was responsible for the removal of four of a number of coolies to the Alice Memorial Hospital. It appears thut the coolie-. MM not aware of
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  • 96 6 Tlio Widow:. ami Orpbau:;' I'ouniuu Euuet wont of 1905, baa beun atill further anicmluti by Hit Selangor Enactment No. .j of 1908. Td6 general scope of tht amendments may be said to be detrimental to tbo enforced subscriber;!. TLe State Trcabury, into who ,c receipts the deductions aro merged, will
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  • 855 6 Dr. Klctclicr. of Kuala Lumpur, is m Hospital. Mr. How land Allen returned from th I.M.S. by the KinUi. this inoiiiiug. Mr. Justice I'isher is to relieve Mr. .luslii Thornton in I'euaug when the latter goi Hoii'e ou leave. The Couucil of the Royal Society lia -eUctiil
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 331 6 Just Arrived. Choice Messina a LEMONS. THOMPSON, THOMAS CO.. p 17 „,>i. Pci- cloz m\ I I ctsProvision Stamluid Road, mn^^H Merchant.. %ingaporc. FOREMAN WANTED. DRESSER WANTED. Wanted, for Public Works Department, Wasted, for British North Borneo, a British North Borneo, Foreman of Works. Dresser. Muat be able to keep
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    • 194 6 ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH. BEACH ROAD. To-Night! To-Night!! BY SPECIAL KEQt'EST. Henry Farman and his Aeroplane. This celebrated English Aeronaut is the first man to solve the problem of aerial navigation with a machine on the "heavier than air system, and is winner of the £2.000 Deutsche Archdeacon Prix for the nrst
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  • 685 7 PERSONAL TONE PRECLUDES ITS PUBLICATION. Advice to Esher. KAISER WILLING TO DIVULGE CONTENTS. Lord Tweedmouth Disappointed at Tone of Press Criticism. IKaoTM's Tblkobam] London, Man ill t Tin ineid' nt ot id. Kaiser.- Man to Laid 'I We e,|, Month. Fil-t 1 d A<h Ili lillt V,
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  • 46 7 D*K OsMSIATISCHK IiI.OYD TbUMBAB Iliilin. March 7. M. Falln res. IVi-sioVut of the Frnieh liepublic- in .lime uc.xt. will vi^it Hwadea. Niuway and I'cniiiarK. The rcp"t that the I >• n> Ii li- nli-ut would X-l-.lt l\ll M I lo'ltl.lelie le -I
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  • 43 7 IKllll-P JSLK iWiLMI f.jiiiou. -iarci; Etu Rajofeiieaii I v. nation oi the ttate oi Xe;v Yorl. Ua.- idoptcJ 'At. CkacUe Evau:> Hughes. G vuriicr of the U :iud-Jate tot tbo party u<nu;uati ->n for the Presidency tt the Vuitod SUtes.
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  • 333 7 Premier Position with Quick Firing Gun Practice. The result of the test of the guul.iycrs with ijuick-tiring guns, aud the result of battle practice from torpedo-boat duutioyuw win- i-Miid ou February 11, by the Admiralty. With the I'2-pounder guns, an absti.it ut the ]iusitiou of the various
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  • 97 7 >ti p arc hriiag taiwß hy ihu Cmton Viceroy who has ~v\il in tructioiis toChoiv chow, Limcheiw. and KinKOBOW, tv prohibit Chinese OOoHeB guiug abre.'iiel frenn the o Ilie- coolie trallie ap|)eais tei have beea carried on very extensively between Chowobow aud the Stiaits.
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  • 149 7 Then win- T*> birthai and 7 1 deathi iv Malacca in .lanu uy. One liuinlreel auel li'.tyiigiit riaHn wiic paid by the Lady [nitpootor tei boaxeH, where hirtlis had becii HOBOrted up to ■lauuary U, irfaea -hr gave up the work as she was k.iv in;;
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  • 188 7 v Htiiui for Ha. h i. ban just been AoßMled by the I lon,.- ol Lords em H|ip— l The dispotu was Im twein a coil iiicichanl ami a railway company. The coal iiieiiliaut c Him ,te d an e:llipty wagon te> the railway ontugmy
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  • 120 7 There are large number of duriaus now iH-ing iiiipmtcd into the Island by railway. but that all this fruit in not intended for human consumption was proved to-day, says the Pinang Gazette of Wednesday, before Mr. L. K. P. Wolferstau in the First Magistrate s Court.
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  • 190 7 i i-e ut inie-re-t to aktaaaM was heard in the Tapah Court the other day, aud decided in fnvnur of Ili>- elrfrndnnt Estate. A til in ot Batata Agents wa.s sued bj the District Surgeon for f.MH and costs, being hospital tom due on a coolie,
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  • 111 7 BETTER PRICES CAUSE A JUMP IN SHARE MARKET. Anglo- Malay Company's Harvest. ll'lleiM 001 OWN CeiKKKsIeiM.KNT.I London (via Pciiangi. March 7. The price for Para rubber at the auctious was :is. 2d. per lb. Price's for Plantation show au avi rage iiehiim-c ut nvr[>eni'i per lb. The market
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  • 330 7 New Works Estimated to Cost Fifteen Lakhs. .Mr. Wood, of the Railway Hoard, visited the harbour at Madras recently, and made au inspection of the new improvements iv hauil. TheCiiainii.i:i, Mi. F. .7. E. Spring. explaiued the intention of the proposed scheme of the lie w works.
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  • 183 7 Mr. Oaf Siau^ appealed before Mr. Justice Kjshcr, at the Supreme Court, this morning, to ask that the Couit appoint some one else as an administrator of the estate of the late Chua Choug Nejo. who died on February II last, leaving a will by
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  • 120 7 The fact that the North German Lloyd intends to resume the Siugapoie- New Guinea Service may have far reaching results on the sea-borne trade of Netherlands India. Cut it will not take full effect until the c oasting trade regulations there are made lueiro liberal, iv
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  • 78 7 The five Chinese who were charged with bciDf; dangerous characters, including one charged with fraudulent possession of a gold watch, ueic again before the Third Magistrate', em Saturday afternoon. These arc the men iv wiiose posscs.sion knives and houscbreakiug implements were found. The one who had
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  • 98 7 I ."i.l I:. -I.. 1 1 in ,i luither appeal bthrtlt e'i tli- \<ti'au I uii'l WJI that tin mlmm ot Mm hundred rWBM who are inmate ot vorkhousei will begin in a fortnight; time, states wire of Jnd instaut. Tho Lord Mayor of London has convened
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  • 208 7 THE CHINESE CONSUL'S ABSENCE COMMENTED UPON. Presentations to Officials. (Fiiosi Oil: Own OmmMRJ Penang. March 9, UM a.m. At the Anti-Opium Conference in Penaug on Saturday, a resolution was adopted unanimously, thanking the Press of Malaya for the assistance they hail rendered towards the movement. The resolution evoked
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  • 266 7 The Zakka Khels Make Complete Submission. <•curr.il Willcockstclcgraphedon February JH, that the Maliks aud Klelers of all the Afi idi tribes, includiug the KiHrai. who spent the pi. ruling night discussing the details of a settlement, that afternoon presented a petition signed aud sealed by ;!2^
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  • 101 7 The .h.iicholileis eif < banilai. I .Id will be doubtless ple:isrel tei know Hi it the buttery was started fora trial rnu six clays age>, the STtfa "It., say- the Times ..I Malaya, aud that the output will be< published at tin I 'id of
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  • 133 7 A siugular discovery has just been made ul Sourabava iv connection with a small-pos epidemic raging there. The puzzling feature presented itself that the disease continued to spread, despite free recourse to vaccination. Inquiry seiou showed that the moment the vaocinator's back was turned, after an
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  • 112 7 Following the despatch of a Chinese llotilla to patrol tho coasts in South China in order to stop arinsand ammunition running which was reported ou February 23, the Chinese authorities have established a private agency iv Macao from which place it is stated that information has beeu received
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  • 64 7 Tin. iollowioo arb the approximate r-turu shoving thu value* of inijwrt:- into and exports from Bangkok for the month of February lmports— Ticals 6,017 ,950 exports— Ticals 10.025.791. included in the imports were: Gold leaf- -Ticuls 7"9.757; troabure Ticals 367,870. Tha figures show a decrease of Tieals *****1 in the
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  • 755 7 Thrilling Details by HongkongBound Passenger. Probably no wreck that has occurred on the Australian coast has called for more heroic conduct and physical eudurauce than lias characterised the recent operations ou thu ill fated Windsor, referred to in a recent issue. Mr. Eric Warren, of Duncan l'atersou
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  • 182 7 Uue outstaudiug feature of the education -<e'iu pursued iv Deli is the neglect of the Government to provide schools for the Chinese and Tamils, who form a large suction of the population there. i he shortcoming has been met by private enterprise iv the starting of
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  • 142 7 The following outputs for February iv the l\i 11 1 1 l mines are reported Piculs. Gopcng Tiu Mining Co., Ltd. 510 New Gopcßg, Ltd. M Kedhills I. M. Co., Ltd. 26j Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd. 410 With the exception of Kedhills. which has dropped
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  • 221 7 AN APOLOGY FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. Portugal Take up the Cudgels. i Kmjr»R'.- Trlii<>kam London. March ltcutcr Icarus that Chiua has apologised to Japan for hauling down the Japanese Hagou the steamer Tatsii Mini, seized by Chinese Customs officials at Macao on a charge of carrying munitions
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  • 209 7 A Long Record in the Diplomatic Servict. [RIOTIH'S TgLKIiHAM London. March 7. The dr. all is announced of Mr. \V. N. lieauclerk, British Minister t<) the Republics of Peru, Uolivia and Kcuad'jr. formerly Charge d' Affaires at Peking. William Xclthorpe licauclcrk. who was born on April
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  • 91 7 I IiIUTRR's TkLROKAM London March H. Tin lir:>t (icriuau hivadiieiught i lirml I the Nassau, has been launched at Willie-liii havcu. U wm \|hiU..l i li.il tin Bajpetut William would go on board the bettlueUp IVutchldrid at Kiel ou February "26, and spouel WMI vii
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  • 39 7 IDm Ostasiatischb Lloyd Tklkokaul l;« inn. March 7. Siguor Tittoni, the lt.ili;in Foreign Minis ter. will accom))any King Victor Knianucl to Venice n|nni the oooaaMi of the Kmporor Willi.iru h visit on his way t<> Oarfn.
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  • 106 7 1 liavn't any witnuHs. I want tin- <>uv eminent tv send me back to Cliioa. Oh You're the man we want. This conversation look place betwtip a beggar and the Third Magistrate, on Saturday afternoon, hen the eight men charged with soliciting alms and
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  • 156 7 The Agricultural Bulletiu of the stiaits SettlouicntH recently published the statement that citronclla V*Mi after the oil had been expressed from it. had been found by expert* iv Britain to be useless for paper-making. 'this was copied by the llatavia. Niouwv bind, upuu which v eoircs|>oudciit,
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  • 2892 8 SURVEY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MATCHES. Wales Again on the Warpath. 'Written s;>oeially for the Strait* Times by Mr E. H. D. Sewell.j London, February 14. We are in pMI fettle again just now in Rugby England, for we have won a match, and we have scored 3 goals
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  • 425 8 Results uf Saturday's Play on the Esplanade. The rcnults of Saturday's play in the S.C.C. Lawn Tennis tournament werr as follows A Class Singles. N. E. Kont owe beat \V. M. Foreman, 4. 6—4, 7—5. Championship. J. E. Tyler boat Lt. C. H. Gay, 6—2, 8— L.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 494 8 C Class Sikulk F. E. Marsh v. E. W. P. Fnlcher. F. Ferguson v. R. M. Oliver. W. H. "Jefferson v. J. O. Darie*. Colin C. Mactaggart v. H. Millard. Col. H. G. Fitton v. A. S. Bailey. Capt. F. B. Fraser v. C. C. Crnttwoll. Colin M. Curtis r.
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    • 208 8 Mn Jbittie <20., Jbtd., Singapore. Tailoring Department. This Department in now under tbe Mauagoniem of Mr. C. P. Tborbiiro. aa experienced Cntter Our Stock of Tailoring Materials is replete svith all tbe Late.it Noveltiex la ANGOLAS. CHEVIOTS. TWEEDS. SHIRTINGS, TROPICAL AND TENNIS FLANNELS ONE SUIT LENGTHS IN EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS. Cinematographs,
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    • 131 8 AUCTION BALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTIES, SITUATE AT BUFFALO ROAD AND KERBAU ROAD, ADJACENT TO THE RACE COURSE, SINGAPORE. At Powell ft Coo Hale room, On TiiKidny, March 17. ,il V.Mp.m. I. BUFFALO ROAD. All th*t Vsn.ahle )'i.-i of litnd conlaiuiug aa area of 6,418 aquare feet. l»in« ptrt of Govorumetil
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 359 9 Date of formaion Capital Namber Subscribed of Stares I lame Part Shares Valae lap to Untuned Company QooiATKns 1903 1300,000 1300,000 1907 MOO.OOO (23(1.000 1901 1600,000 MOO.OOO 1903 £400,000 £860,000 1807 1400,000 $375,000 1901 £60,000 £60,000 1906 £100,000 £100,000 1905 »150,000 »99,000 1906 £110,000 £130,000 1906 £30,000 £30,000 1906
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    • 380 9 £150.000 C um» {as JJ lo r 1805 $200,000 $108,000 10,500 $10 $10 1904 £30,000 £15. 50 J-Jg i 1803 £70,000 £61,000 6l!oOO «1 £1 8.000 1906 1150,000 $123,000 IJ.BOO HO MO 2,800 !904 £12,000 £10,800 JJ [I 1305 £78,000 £58.000 88,000 Ml £1 20,000 1906 £310.000 £248,227 3
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    • 208 9 1894 i £8,877.10.0 1 £1,308 7,688 11/6 11/6 I 1895 1221,000 I »225.(X!0 i.BOO «W 150 iuik •iKn.ir.nn--) tun-in nnn I *0.009 HM tltS 1888 »15,000,000 j118,000,000 iom |m m 1905 12,400,000 1J.t00.000 j -696 ;11, 000,000 ••1,000.000 J}°° jj~ 1101 tSI.OOO 134,000 3,400 »10 $10 18<M imilM *****00
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    • 430 9 COMMERCIAL. Sn ;afor», Mvh. I 7, 1908 PRODUCE. miubicr bu\.-i-. 6.80 do ;Cnbe No. I ißfiahlJ 10.IJ0 Copra Bali 8.45 do Pontianak 6 10 I'.-ppfcr, Black buy.r* 12.75 do White 8% '20.62$ Sago Floor Sarawak 3.00 ■lo Brunei No. 1 2.95 i'eatl Sago 3.95 Coffee Bali, picked 28.00 Coffee. Palcmbani;,
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    • 72 9 "DOG'S HEAD" BRAND Registered feS «^)jJN*j Trade M *rk. Guinness's Stout. b<l S»-. H AHEAD of ALL. 4414 Riley, Hargreaves Co., Ltd. I ARC LAMPS] ALL TYPES IN BTOCK. FOR ANY VOLTAGE. THE CROMPTON-BLONDEL PATENT FLAME ARC LAMP. SMALL CURRENT CONSUMPTION— INTENSE GOLDEN LIGHT. SIMPLE. RELIABLE. STRONG. Note the lighting
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    • 92 9 *B®FOR f *D!E3"* JQREMQMGLLE'S APIOL'I I* the most sun remedy t gal nit in A Sicknett, and other eifectt earned by I the delt)/ of the regular periods I TO PLANTERS AND OTHERS. CONCRETE DRAIN PIPES, with or without sockets. Strong and cheap. Sizes, from 9 ins. upwards. ORNAMENTAL TILE
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    • 365 9 WaSSIAMULIAsSOMULU Co. B INDIAN STORE. 1, 2, 3 and 4, High Street. o NEWLY UNPACKED: A Uttt xj!>-is;uiii(.ut of SILKS, JEWELLERY AND CURIOS OF THE BEST QUALITY, Clearing at Reduced Prices. inspection lmitrd. Pohoomull Bros., 4SE HIGH STREET. SILK MERCHANT' Dealers in High-class Indian, Chinese and Japanese Silk, CwiOf and
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    • 557 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. »»AiD-cr capital Hj.000.000 HEBERVE FOND Bterling Reserve |1>.000,000\ 500 000 Silver rWve U:t,600,000j W-.** 1 000 Kwerre Liability o! Proprietors II j, 000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. Henry Ken wick.— Chairman. E. OoeU, Esq. Deputy Chairman. GTistav FriealanJ, Esq. O. H. Medharet
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    • 626 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid op Capital ie 60,000 Shares of U9oe&ch «1.200,000 Reserve Fund «1 476.000 j Reserve Liability of Proprietor* £1 200,000 BANKERS. Bank of England. National Bank of Scotland The London City A Midland Bank Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH.
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    • 957 10 Pahang Consolidated. THE ALLEGATIONS OF SHARE TRANSFERS. Correcting a Mistaken Impression. Tin- Hoard of Pahang Consolidated has iMOai a circular to the shareholders dealing with certain statements in a weekly paper to the effect that a large Dumber of shares have beeu transferred by insiders. Tbe circular states The obvious
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    • 473 10 SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. At Towell .v Co.'s Saleroom, Tuesday, March 10, at 2.30 p.m. Freehold Land, area 2,319 square feet, beinj; part of Grant 406. Together with the pre:».,es thereon and known as Nos. 14 to 15, Mobfuned Ali Lane, .-fl Socth BridV" Road. Singapore. Powell 6 Co.,
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    • 276 10 SALES BY AUCTION. COAL. AUCTION SALE OK 70 TONS BROOKTOX COAL, At Section No. 7, Taujong Pagar, Om Friday, March 13, &t S-M p.m. I For account of cono.ru 3). H. L. Coghlan V Co., Licensed Auctioneers and 419 Surveyors FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY. i HIGH CLASS TONKIN WAR!:
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    • 454 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE. Tu-Hhiy. MareM 10. at 11 i.m. JAI'VNKSE OCRfOg, .V.O a Veranoope tamers a Or«mopb.->no «i:h Jl r»v,iriU, etc Powell V Co., 481 Ajot!..neera. TO INDUSTRIAL FIRMS. AUCTION SALE or ONES H.J. GAS ENGINE 'BY >. AMI'BKIX AND (O.i. WITH DU'LICATE ACCE.SSOKIKS, At Xnn H. L
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  • 1054 11 ;THE NEW YORK TO PARIS MOTOR RACE. Cars and Contestants. The New Talk to Paris automobile nice, which was eoiDiueoced on February 1:.. i> nu tuitgrowtli of the IVkiu of Paris MM last war. The I'aris .Matin took up tlic idea, which one of the contestants in Ida proposed
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  • 763 11 wbila souii manufactures are devoting all their euernies to vi iuutacturin|{ as many chassis as possible iv order to sell them at the lowest jiossible price, others consider that the poiut ot BWMNt importauee is that they should produc< a oar in which wear and
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    • 356 11 MOTOR CARS. ARGYLLS Adams-Hewitts. CARS ON VIKW Al show-room o r:i::r iTxo Doen f.-c>m Cold Si>r»ge I'epot). Dunlop Motor Tyres. "Non-Slips' vgrooved) and "Ordinary" (plain) Stocked in all the principal sizes. ataloc^ee &nd full particulars from SYME CO., AGENTS. Dunlop Motor Tyres. BOMBAY- KOLHAPUR RELIABILITY TRIALS. One ol the wo^t
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    • 16 11 Write for New Catalogue OF HUMBER CARS. Latest Improvements Reduction in Prices THE BORNEO CO., LTD.
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    • 57 11 WARRANTEO TEN YEARJ. jJ |U Coventry Flyers J7\f,M ■/'U Al-^olilciy B-i-jJi maJr throtix'boa:. «d ■I fj B Inn gu«r»atMd hoo^tr than tny otbtt thtkm. ftsNjji ptL r £3- fO to £9 I 'fgWj Pmckmd and *lo*ih?»r*<l for fr-r Art CaflOgO— &ol Xt Bp*oUJ O(T«r MEAD CYCLE CO., UVERPOUL J. MOTION
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    • 433 11 Local Motor Car Agencies. flrrol-gohnston W MOTOR CARS and central MOTOR LORRIES. ENGINE WORKS. MOTOR CAR REPAIRS. TYRES VULCANIZED. M u- w»><#' o-^> ACCUMULATORS RECHAR6EO =i= PLATING, ENAMELLING. PAINTING. 0 By Skilled Workmen. LAMPS, COILS, JACKS, PUMPS, OIL. motor spirit. Straits @yeh Motor (80.. BATTERY ROAD. The I BMB I*V
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    • 575 12 Scale of Charges. PREPAID ADVERTIBEMENTB.— MIaoeI- Kuoua Wants of Erery Desoriptlou, House*, k Hi, etc ,to M, aid inserted at the following r»m One In?f r;ion I 1.20 per inch. Two *.00 Three 2.80 Bii 5.20 Nine 840 Twelve 7.80 Twenty fire 10.00 (Each subsequent month 16 per inch.) The
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    • 523 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. R»TES Four LinM, on* or twoianrv ma, Bj.'the inch, bcale ot CHaajai OFFICES WANTED. Wanted, large Offices near the Sonars. Entry Julyl. next. Offers to X.O. X.. c!'. Straits Times. r443 NURSE DISENGAGED Nun-e willing to acctmpain lij Eocktod, iv exohange for passage. Appl> 7. o/C .Tt.aits Times.
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    • 520 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. Bates Four LinM, one or two insertions, 11.3 C By tht Inch, see Seal* of ChargM. BILLET WANTED. Wanted, by a Young English Planter of 26, about the end of March or at once, if prospecu are good, billet as Manager on a small place, or Assistant Manager
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    • 519 12 INSURANCE Complies ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE AND LIFE. TOTAL FUNDS £13,500,000. THE LABSr.-iT Fiaz CFFIrE IN THE «oaLD. BOUSTEAD Co.,— Agenti LANCASHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. >J« MEB3ED IN THE ROYAL INSURANCE COFIRE LIFE. INVESTED FUNDS £12,500,000 POWELL C0..- Agtnt, MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE CO (ESTABLfeHED A. O. 1314.) The undersigned,
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    • 521 12 V.O.V. DAN MACFARLANE COMPANY'S Royal Liqueur Scotch Whisky. OBTAINABLE OF ALL DEALERS. Wholesale from SYME and CO,, Sol, A§mts. TO BE LET OR SOLD. K»ti>;— Poor LinM, one or tiro iwrtion, 11. Mj th* inch, >•« Scale of Cbarxn. HOUBE TO LET. Compound Hoase, No. 20, Spottiswoode Park. Apply to
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    • 461 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. RliE -Four I.ir.ei, one or two inwrtion BHOPBANDOFFICEBTOBELET. SHOPS, Ac— Magnifioeot shops and offices on the Hote! de l'Euro|:e site. Apply to C. DDPIRE 4 CO o in 8, Raffles Quay. OFFICEB TO LET. Raffles Square, over the Robinocu Pian. Co.'c preiaiseb. Apply, The Robinson
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